henderson



April 13 1926.

E. c. HENDERSON SUPPORT FOR MOTOR CYCLES, BICYCLES,

ETC

Original Filed Jan.

Reissued Apr. 13, 1926.

UNITED, STATES.

PATENT OFFICE.

SUPPORT FOR MOTOR CYCLES, BICYCLES, ETC.

Original 30. 1,589,115, datedlay 86, 1926, Serial Io. 684,768, filed January 7, 18154. Application for reissue fled December 88, 1925. Serial No. 77,847.

To all'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELDON C. HENDERSON, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the cit and county of San Francisco,

6 State of alifornia, have madea new and useful invention, to wit, Im rovements in Supports for Motor Cycles, icycles, Etc.; an I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, concise, and exact description of the same.

This invention relates particularly to a support for holding motorcycles, bicycles and the like in a substantially perpendicular and stationary position.

An object of the invention is to provide a support which may be securely attached to the frame of a two-wheeled vehicle and which is provided with a common means for positioning said support in either the opera:

tive or inoperative positions.

other forms, and it is also to be understood that in and by the claims following the description, it is desired to cover the invention in whatsoever form it may be embodied.

In the accompanying one sheet of drew s 1 a 1g. 1 re resents a partlal side elevation of a bicyc e, having a support attached thereto constructed. in accordance with my invention.

Fig. 2 is an end view of Fig. 1.

Fig. 8 is an enlarged cross-section taken through Fig. 1 on the line 3-3.

Fig. 4 is a bottom view of the under side of F1g.'3.

Motorcycles, bicycles, and the other twowheeled vehicles are best supported in a stationary, upright position by means of a rack or stand secured to the frame of the .said vehicle in an inconspicuous position on theframe when not in use, and in a usable position when it is desired to stand the vehicle upright. My invention relates to a simple form of support that may besecured to the vehicle frame in a manner easily accessib le tomovement in to and out-of an operative osition at an angle to the vertical by one oot of a person riding the said vehicle.

In detail the construction illustrated in the drawings comprises a clamp, formed of a pair of inter-locking, complementary members 1 and 2. The member 1 has a depression 3 therein to receive the lower edge 4 of the member 2 whereby the upper edges 5 and 6 of the said members 1 and 2 may be joined together by connectin bolts 7. The 'members 1 and 2 are a apted to be fixedly clam ed around the frame -8 of the twowhee ed vehicle indicated by the numeral 9 in an angularly inclined position thereon relative to the vertical path of movement of the bicycle. The member 1 is provided with a planar surface 10 on one side thereof, from thetsface of which a threadedbolt 11 proec A supporting rack or leg 12, consisting of a length of suitable bar stock, particularl of pipe, has one end 13, flattened and dril ed to pass 'over the bolt 11 to rest against the surface 10. A nut 14 is screwed on the bolt 11 and is adapted to hold the end of the-bar 12 against the surface 10. The bar 12 is thus pivotally mounted on the member 1 and may be swun thereon within predetermined limits. The eg 12 is pivoted to the clamp so as to be swung outwardly and downwardly therefrominto a position inclined at an angle to the vertical path of movement of the bicycle. When the clam is secured on the bicycle in a. predetermined inclined position, the ath of swinging movement prescribed b t e leg' is contro le although it would be 0 early within the pur- .view of the invention to pivot the leg 12 to the bicycle independently of the clamp, so that the said leg could be placed in the desired angular] inclined operative position.

A rack 15 as an end 16 arranged in a recess 17 provided in the surface 10 and the opposite end 18 extends over and around the end of the leg 12. One end of a coil spring 19 is secured in the end 18, of the A be placed under tension when the rack. 15, and the opposite end of said coil s ring is secured to apin extending t rough the sup rt leg 12.

Theend 18 o the rack 15 is arranged olfcenter in relation to the pivotal axis of the supporting leg 12 so that the spring 19 will SIIEPOI't leg 12 1s m'oved to either side of the cad-center position, formed where the axes of the support leg 12 and spring 19 coincide. -The s ring 19 is thus utilized for a dual purpose, that of holding the support leg 12 in an operative position for supporting the vehicle upright, and for holding the said support" leg 12 in an inoperative position against the v frame 8 of the vehicle.

. hiele frame 8 with the suppgrt When the clamp is mounted on the veleg 12 thereon, the said 1 12 ma m moved downwardly in a position-inc ined at an angle to that of the vehicle frame, so that the free end thereof will engage the surfaceon which the wheels of the vehiclerest, in whichv position' the said vehiclewill be supported. A stop 21 is provided on the surface. 10 to en:- gage the support 1e 12 and limit the downward movement 0 said leg. The support leg would be held tightly against the sto 21? the tension of the spring 19-- whic w d be the 'o rative position of said leg for holding? t e vehic e frame upright.

I When it would'be desired to swing the su on its wheels, and force the said sup rt 1 12 in to'the inoperative posltion t e gara e would move to balance the veliicl l?i P leg rearwardly over the tdead-center until the spring 19 would pull thesupportleg 12 against the frame 8.. A stirrup 23 is secured by a pin'29 on the freeend of the support,

leg 12 to engage the frame 8 in the inoperative position and also to serve the pa of providingla projection which might be an d by t e foot of the operator for moving e said support leg into and from the operative position. In the ino erative posi-' tion the su port is 12 won] lie substantial! par el to e frame 8, in constant .to be swung downwardly and outwardly into anoperative position for suprting the vehicle substantiall upri ht. invention as illustratedand o a unit assembly and functions as such,

and "it is to beunderstood that .a working. combination. of thesame or equivalent arts in divided assembly is clearl contemp ated as coming within the scope o my invention.

Ha thus described this invention,

what I c aim and desire to secure by Patent is:- Y

1. A device, such as described, ,comprising a clamp attachable in an angularly. i n clmed position to the frame on one side "of a bi ole; a single support arm pivotally ated to said clamp; a spring connected," at its opposite ends, to sai gle supporting arm pivotedto said clamp a for 100. holding said arm in an inoperative ends to said c clamp and arm;

means on said clamp to limit the downward movement of said support arm and means on said arm to en age said bic cle frame to limit the upwarf movement of said arm.

2. A bicycle support, including a clamp, attachable in an angularly inclined position to the frame on one side of a bicycle; a singlesupporting arm pivoted to said clamp; a spring connected to said clamp and arm for, holding said arm, in an inoperative position against the bicycle frame and holding said arm in an operative position at an angle to said frame to support said bicycle on a sub- 'stantially vertical plane means on the clam to engage said arm in theoperative posltion; and means on the arm to engage the frame in the inoperative position.

3. A bicycle su port including a clamp, attachable to the me of a bicycle; a supporting arm pivoted to said clamp ;'a bracket mounted on said'clamp; a spring connected at its opposite ends to said bracket and arm for he] mg said arm in anoperative tion against the bicycle frame and ho ding said arm in an operative position at an angle to said frame to support said bicycle on a substantially vertical plane; means on the clamp to en go said arm in the operative position an means on the arm to enga the, frame in the inoperative position.

4. A bicycle support, including a clamp, attachable in an anguilarly inclined position to the frame on one side of a bicycle; a sinarm pivoted to said bracket means on said clamp and means on saidarm to limit the Y upward and downward movement of said arm; and a s ring connected at its op y 'te amp and arm to hold said a rm in either an upward or downward position. 6. A leaning support for a two-wheeled vehicle comprised of a member attached to the frame of the vehicle; a single support arm pivotedto said member; a bracket on the frame to enga e the'arm in'an operative angular-1y inclin means on the-arm to support-the arm inan inoperative .position a ainst the vehicle frame and'a springto old the arm in the operative and inoperative positions.

7. A leaning support for a two wheeled position atan angle to, "the vehlclef frame to support the vehicle frame in a substantially vertical Position;

vehicle comprised of a clam attachable to a stationary part of the .vehic e; a sin le support arm pivotally attached to sai clamp and adapted to swing into an angularly inclined position relative to the stationary part of the vehicle; a spring connected "at its opposite ends to said arm and to the stationa part of the vehicle; means on the vehicle to'limit the downward movement of the arm into the angularly inclined position; and means on the arm to engage the vehicle to limit the upward movement of the arm.

' 8. A bicycle support includin a. clamp attachable t0 the frame of a bicyc e; a single support arm pivoted to said clamp; a bracket; a spring connected at its opposite ends to said bracket and arm to hold said arm in an inoperative position against the bicycle and an operative angularly inclined position at an angle to the bicycle to support the bicycle in a leaning position; and means onthe bicycle to engage the arm in the operative and inoperative positions.

9.- A bicycle support, including a clamp attachedto the frame ofa bicycle; a single support arm 'pivoted in an angularly 1n- .clined position on said clamp; a s rin con- ELDON o. HENDERSON. 

